1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 12 October 1979 to elect the 32 members of the second Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3]

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
12 October 1979
32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered117,157
Turnout65.13%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Nar Bahadur Bhandari
Party SJP SC (R) SPC
Leader's seat Soreng-Chakung
Seats won 16 11 4
Popular vote 22,776 14,889 11,400
Percentage 31.49% 20.58% 15.76%
Constituencies of Sikkim
Chief Minister before election

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Nar Bahadur Bhandari
SJP

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Sikkim Janata Parishad22,77631.4916
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)14,88920.5811
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress11,40015.764
Janata Party9,53413.180
Indian National Congress1,4762.040
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2410.330
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League850.120
Independents11,93816.501
Total72,339100.0032
Valid votes72,33994.81
Invalid/blank votes3,9605.19
Total votes76,299100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,15765.13
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members
A.C. No. Constituency Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
1YoksamNoneSanchaman Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
2TashidingSTDawgyal Pentso Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
3GeyzingNoneIndra Bahadur Limboo Sikkim Janata Parishad
4DentamPadam Lal Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
5BarmiokTil Bahadur Limbu Sikkim Janata Parishad
6RinchenpongSTKatuk Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
7ChakungNoneB. B. Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
8SorengNar Bahadur Bhandari Sikkim Janata Parishad
9DaramdinPadam Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Janata Parishad
10Jorthang-NayabazarBhim Bahadur Gurung Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
11RalongSTChamla Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
12WakNoneGarjaman Gurung Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
13DamthangPradeep Yanzone Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
14MelliMohan Prasad Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
15Rateypani - West PendamSCBir Bahadur Lohar Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
16Temi- TarkuNoneN. B. Khatiwada Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
17Central Pendam-East PendamBhuwani Prasad Kharel Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
18RhenockKharananda Upreti Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
19ReguTulshi Sharma Sikkim Janata Parishad
20PathingSTRam Lepcha Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
21Loosing PachekhaniNoneJagat Bandhu Pradhan Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
22KhamdongSCDal Bahadur Damai Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
23DjonguSTAthup Lepcha Sikkim Janata Parishad
24Lachen MangshilaTenzing Dadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
25Kabi TingdaSonam Tshering Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
26Rakdong-TentekDugo Bhutia Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
27MartamSamten Tshering Sikkim Janata Parishad
28RumtekDadul Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
29Assam LingjeySherab Palden Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
30RankaDorji Tshering Bhutia Sikkim Janata Parishad
31GangtokNoneLal Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad
32SanghaSanghaLhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi Independent
Source: Election Commission of India[5]

References
  1. No match for Sikkim's victorious regional parties since 1979
  2. Success in Sikkim eludes national parties
  3. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1979 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "State Election, 1979 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. List of Successful Candidates in Sikkim Assembly Election in 1979
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